Tudor history

Check out arteeest57's Shuffles #anneboleyn #history #tudor #historyaesthetic #sad #thetudors #tudorengland #tudoraesthetic #love. Shuffles is here. Now you can unlock your creative energy and connect with people who share your aesthetic.

Due to the elevated status of celebrities, we often forget that they are normal people, just like anyone else. But the glitz and glamour dazes us, and we forget that, if only for a moment. Same applies to famous historical personalities, and even to a greater extent: we can only see them through the works of (usually) great artists, and this dash of artistic genius always make these personalities look like demigods from a long-gone era of heroic men and women. But just like with celebrities…

The Tudor dynasty oversaw a transformative period of English history, with monarchs including Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I. This era was marked by religious and political upheaval, including the English Reformation and the establishment of the Church of England. Henry VIII's six marriages and his break from the Catholic Church are particularly well-known. Elizabeth I's reign saw the defeat of the Spanish Armada and a flowering of English culture, with playwrights…

New research reveals the true age of Catherine Howard, says Gareth Russell – Royal History Geeks

Andrew Graham-Dixon on how full-length portraits have been used in history to boost the status of nobles, kings and statesmen

Dressing the Tudor Lady

Recently I read somewhere that Queen Elizabeth had horrible teeth. The reason her teeth were bad – Sugar! Early on in the Tudor England sugar wasn’t as readily available, but during the…